Walmart will let AI agents shop for you, with spending limits, as Amazon keeps them out
Walmart's Agent Profiles give each AI agent its own account profile and spending limit, plus a developer gateway. Amazon is blocking agents instead.
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Anthropic's Claude Duet is an AI agent that messages you first
Claude Duet, a research preview for US Pro and Max users, briefs you each morning, works in the background and asks before it sends, pays or deletes.
Meta is creating a non-voting stock to pay for its AI spending
Meta's new Class C shares, effective Jan. 19, 2027, work like a 2-for-1 split and fund AI, deals and pay without diluting Zuckerberg's control.
Tesla's profit fell 43% as it started building Optimus robots and promised Cybercab sales this year
Tesla's Q3 profit fell to $787M on flat revenue, but it cut 2026 capex to ~$20B, began Optimus production and aims to sell Cybercabs by year-end.
Chrome now asks before it loads any public site without HTTPS
Chrome's Always Use Secure Connections setting is now on for everyone, so you get a warning before an unencrypted HTTP page loads.
ChatGPT ads expand to 26 more countries, now live in 89
OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT ads to 26 more countries across Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Free and Go users see ads; paid tiers don't.
iPhone Duo reviews are in: Apple's first foldable is bold, heavy and hard to get Friday
Reviewers love the iPhone Duo's matte inner screen but flag its weight, small cover screen and unready apps. It launches October 23 from $1,999.
PHP2Shell: two critical PHP flaws put much of the web on a patch-now clock
PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two critical bugs that let attackers run code on web servers. CISA says patch or go offline.
Open-ear earbuds explained: who they're for and which to buy in 2026
Open-ear earbuds keep you aware of the world. Here's who they suit, the trade-offs, and the best picks from Bose, Baseus, Shokz, Sony and Soundcore.
Smart rings in 2026: Oura Ring 5 vs RingConn Gen 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Ring
Oura Ring 5, RingConn Gen 3 or Samsung Galaxy Ring? Verified prices, battery, subscriptions and phone support, and which to buy.
Samsung's first open-ear earbuds, the Galaxy Buds On, clip on and leave your ears open
Samsung's Galaxy Buds On, its first open-ear earbuds, launch in South Korea Oct. 27 for 299,000 won, with Gemini Live and head gestures.
Netflix beat on profit, then cut its ad forecast. Investors noticed
Netflix's Q3 profit beat estimates on $12.87B revenue, but it trimmed its 2026 ad outlook to about $2.7B and guided Q4 below Wall Street.
DHS orders federal agencies to rip out DeepSeek, including apps built on it
A DHS order bars federal civilian agencies from buying DeepSeek products and requires removal, including third-party tools built on DeepSeek.
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